Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Feb. 8: 305 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 18,255 vaccinations, one more death

February 8, 2021

Oregon reports 305 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,024, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 305 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, bringing the state total

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Feb. 5-7

February 8, 2021

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21029595 02/05/2021 13:26 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Non-injury Location 101, Mile post 111 111 SB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 2/5/21 at approximately 1:15PM a southbound pickup pulling a rowboat on a trailer, drove through the northbound lane, off the northbound shoulder and crashed head-on into a tree near milepost 111 of US

Oregon coronavirus report for Sunday, Feb. 7: 393 new cases, 4 in Lincoln County; 21,694 vaccinations, 4 more deaths

February 8, 2021

Oregon reports 393 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 4 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,023 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Oregon Health Authority reported 393 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday bringing the state total

State police arrest Newport man Sunday night after fatal collision

February 8, 2021

Oregon State Police arrested a 33-year-old Newport man Sunday night on manslaughter charges after he was involved in a collision that killed a passenger in the other vehicle. Johnny Widerman is in the Lincoln County Jail with bail of $260,000 on accusations of second-degree manslaughter, three counts of assault, driving under the influence with controlled substances, reckless driving and criminal

Commission member explains why she feels Yachats can benefit from full-time city planner

February 6, 2021

To the editor: As this week’s article on the Yachats City Council/Planning Commission discussion of a city planner states, yes, I am the only commission member who believes Yachats deserves a full-time city planner. Since I serve the community in this position, I feel the community deserves to understand at least some of my reasoning. Yachats is growing. Whether the

Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, Feb. 6: 624 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 22,871 vaccinations, 17 more deaths

February 6, 2021

Oregon reports 624 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 17 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,019, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority reported 624 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total

Oregon coronavirus report for Friday. Feb. 5: News conference announcements; 846 new cases, 9 in Lincoln County; 22,724 vaccinations, 5 more deaths

February 5, 2021

Vaccine updates from Friday’s news conference Friday, Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen and Governor Kate Brown provided an update on COVID-19 in Oregon. There’s a lot to report: We expect to have vaccinated Oregonians age 65 and older who want a vaccine by early April, a month sooner than we previously estimated, due to an increase in federal allocation

Oregon health officials Friday say they will speed up vaccine timeline as they grow more confident of federal supply

February 5, 2021

By ERIN ROSS/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon officials, increasingly confident about COVID-19 vaccine supply, are speeding up their vaccination timeline. Officials say the increased supply will help them give a first dose to a majority of Oregon’s seniors by early April. That means the state can move on to other groups almost a month earlier than previously expected. “That’s good news

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for Jan. 2-4

February 5, 2021

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21026651 02/02/2021 07:24 Officer #44704 KATSIKIS, KELLY DUII – Controlled Substance Location Narrative Summary I responded to the Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital to investigate a single vehicle crash that occurred on SR-18 near milepost 7. The driver and sole occupant was transported via ambulance prior to my arrival and was receiving emergency medical care upon my arrival

Owner of thriving Luna Sea in Yachats buys former Yuzen restaurant in Seal Rock to open second outlet, even in these crazy times

February 4, 2021

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Other restaurant owners tell Robert Anthony he’s nuts to be opening a second outlet during a pandemic. He shrugs that he might be. But after record years at his Luna Sea Fish House in Yachats, Anthony is expanding north – buying the former Yuzen Japanese restaurant in Seal Rock. By mid-March or April, it will